Jared Odoyo Okelo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: bodies. Of course, Government bodies are known for three major things: mismanagement, squandering of public resources and they, within a short period of time, ground to a halt. If we have identified the systemic problems bedevilling them, those are the issues we need to address. However, having, again, the presidency having an overall supervisory role about a body that has been set up to assist farmers, according to Kenyans, it will be utterly unacceptable. We have had many blame games directed towards KTDA. The KTDA is a private entity. Private entities are established with one common goal, which is making ... view
• 18 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I seek your direction on a matter that is very important to the Members of this House. We are facilitated by the Liaison Department to have those who also facilitate our work in the ground. In the last quarter, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) introduced another punitive requirement that before returns are submitted, the KRA certificate or compliance certificate must be annexed. Even though most constituencies are in line with that requirement, it takes forever to receive that certificate. Up to now, most constituencies have not been paid so that they can - in retrospect - ... view
• 10 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As you have said, people should immortalise Moi the best way they can. Therefore, I propose Members to speak for one minute each, so that everybody can have an opportunity to speak about him. If you allow me, let me start. view
• 10 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: The people of Nyando Constituency join the entire country and the world at large to eulogise and immortalise the late President Moi who is now resting. We remember him for very many things. He introduced the school feeding programme and school milk. I was a huge beneficiary. He enlarged education institutions across the country. He did so much, including fighting soil erosion. We remember him for all the good that he did. He preached peace, love and unity. As a human being, he had his own imperfections just like any of us. We remember him and we hope that God ... view
• 3 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. God has extended his grace, opened the skies and we are experiencing pounding rains. Consequently, at the moment, we are experiencing ravaging floods particularly in Nyando Constituency. I am seeking to lay before you an Adjournment Motion tomorrow, so that we can delve into this issue in depth. view
• 12 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to delve into this matter on the Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Bill. I rise to support it. The absurdity of this House is that at one particular time, the inevitability of becoming a former Member of Parliament is so well-pronounced - dead or alive - that we just have to look at the welfare of those who already have the tag of “former Member of Parliament”. All of us here are heading there. Therefore, despite serving this nation with great dedication, we have continued to see some Members of Parliament ... view
• 12 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 12 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Therefore, it behoves all of us here to take an in-depth look at the welfare and success of those who have stepped out of this House. Even if one serves for one term, I would be in great support of looking at their service gratuity together with their monthly pension. Just as my colleagues have said, no employer in this world would give a former Member of Parliament any kind of job unless it is a presidential appointment. Not every former Member would have their political parties ascending to power. Therefore, to a greater extent, we are confining them to ... view
• 12 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: We heard very sad testimonies of former Members of Parliament when they appeared before the Committee that is pushing for the Bill. Even though some of them served for two terms many years back, to date, they have not accessed their pensions. Therefore, when we come up with this law, let us go deep down and look at those who are still alive. For instance, in my constituency, I still have two former Members of Parliament who are alive, namely, Hon. Otieno Karan, who served in this august House in 1992/1997 and Hon. Eric Nyamunga, an engineer who served between ... view
• 12 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view